MASA

Purpose

The purpose of this organization shall be as follow :

  1. To represent the Malaysian student community in The Ohio State University.
  2. To aid incoming and current Malaysian students in adjusting and discovering The Ohio State University.
  3. To provide information and help necessary for Malaysian students to ensure their welfare and well-being.
  4. To contribute to increasing the awareness of a diverse student body through our Malaysian identity to all facets of the Buckeye community on campus.
  5. To foster relationships among Malaysian students and other students of different nationalities at The Ohio State University.
  6. To promote and share our unique Malaysian culture and diversity to the international community at the university.
  7. To increase awareness of current events and happenings in Malaysia.

MASA OSU is affiliated with Education Malaysia at Washington DC, formerly known as, Malaysian Student Department, which is involved in assisting and guiding all Malaysian students who are studying in the United States of America

Goals

  1. To encourage strong networking between members through active involvement to promote inclusivity and diversity of cultural expression.
  2. To proactively reframe MASA as a holistic organization for its members to reach out for professional development, welfare, and cross-cultural understanding.
  3. Develop the professional growth of Malaysian students through providing resources, information, and guidance.
  4. Bringing together the Malaysian community
  5. Promote inclusivity in the Malaysian community
  6. Be inclusive; ______ exclusive.
  7. Uphold MASA’s current foundation while undertaking new endeavors.

What we care about

As Malaysians, we are aware that many of us are living away from home and there are some of us who will get homesick. We genuinely care about the well being of our community both emotionally and mentally. And using this statement, we aim to make our friends feel just like home and to play a role as a family away from home. We also aim not to just make them feel better, but to also make tons of memories and sweet bitter moments so that when they leave uni they’d have amazing stories to tell. And we also hope to set an example to other societies all over Ohio State University so that we would have a good relationship with them.